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l moving the foro-stook( Specification loi-innig pafit or iaitoiit No. E Qi-SL iialtezi November 1.877 g application iileil sptmber 29,1877.

To ali whom t may oo'nom'n it known that I, Viofioii. Boi/TY, of the, .o1ty, county, @mi btzito ofewoitk, iiafvoirivoiitlod. a now and mpi'ovoi Bioooiifioziiiiiig FiroArm, of which the foliowiiig a spoot iioatioii:

lo. tho toooiopmyiug drawings, are l opresents am'oiftioafi longitudiiizti soot-ion of my impioved bro-oo? -ioadiiig iioorm, taken on iino a: 2 is o bottom ifiowjof 'the bziii'fe'i doto'ioiiod i'ioiii the infamia-iik@ and fire-Stock. 3 anni i top V-ioiif's. of broeoikpiooo a fore-amok doti-chad from tho bomvol; miti Fig.` io o bottomiow o2? the. iookiii moohzmsioiof tho foro-stock, partly iii motion, on line. 3;, L.

Siiniim iottevifrs of iro'fei'oiioo indiocito como spoiifiiiigpofts, f

This invention isiiiiieiidoii to so inipove the bioeohloadiiig iii'o-z-ini for which Lottois f'otoiit Woio grant-mito me. umioi dato of Juno 5, 18'37", No. 19i,63, 'that the dieifoiit dovioes for oooueotiiigtho oa-irai, bieooh-piooe, and forostook faire simpii'ot'i, and mafie more effective ami. ioiiabie; and tho imfoii'tion consists,- iist, oi' on fidditionai siido-boit'for looking the. Barrois :mid .bi-ooohpieoo of ,the bioeoii-ioadii'xg imo-arm; soooiidiy, of in improvod dovioo foi'iiiiigiiig 'tho barre-1 to the iiivoooiifpiooe mui stook, :imi foi 'Working the oxtriotoi; and, 'imag-7 oi" :i dovioo ioiiook ing tiio dota/minimo ioosiooil: to tiio hinweis ond broohqjiiooo.

By fofeoiio?, to tho ormvings, ioprosoiits a siiigio oi' 'tit-fobie bzirioi of iuiiio'vod. Waouh-loading iii-omni, B, the oieooii-piooo; and C, the dotaohabio foliostockn "Eile baiioi A is iiingod to tho fi'oiit ond of ai oxtoiisioii of the, breeoitpw in wohin-miioi as to bo readily dotar-1h13@ thoiofiom ou ro The. bormio am iooke to the @oooh-'piece by iooosse bottom.-

iugs A', that outer into Slotted-'recesses oi' the' iiroooh-piooe B, :imi engaged by o; siidiiig ooi-od i i it. i), erboso iiiidfiio o on mi .lo ifoizii-piooi-,So airs into iiioiiiio imitioii foi boing: ioax1 ifi to oi levonaiifi shaft, E, that ongagos, by ai ofi-'m or arm, a, with a, recess, a', of the lock-DDMD,

A soooiid mixiiiary 1ook-boit, D1, is', gliicied in the tippe-i part of the breech-pieooyBf,,a.iid oxtozied, by mi angular rear ami, lfdoyn to the sliding iook-boit D, so :is to form `oof1y toet with the somo intermeizitely ooy .ogn the ifea-r omi of the somo and the Spriiigb, toot servos to thiow. the look-boit D foiwzmi.vi lii'e action. of tho spring b throws thus, `a 1s?o'.th,o ouxiiiaify' bolt D* foiward, so that the somo ontois into a socket-,holo of the baiioi A imii'ioiiateiy above the extiaotoi i?. Tho ooniiootion oi' the icuii-boit Bami auxiliary boit Di causes; their Simultaneous Withrawayby the action of omnia-iov@ E, when it is desired Vto swing up the, baiio' for charging. Li swinging down the bziifi'ei tho bolt'lD is held book uiitii it maj spring forward above thoextraotoi' into the socket-holo at the breeoiionigof tho boiifroi, mit tiieioby form an addition@ look ing dovioe. for tho barrel, so :is to furnish o,

f positive, rigid, and intimato joint between the same and the breech-block.

The hinge-connection 'ofV the ,barrelsii ou the front oud of the bieoohfpiooe B is molde by moans of thoffi'oiit lug A', that has a semi- Toirouiar front recess, d, bearing on,v a--i'oose moss-pin, d3, of the front extension off-'the The front ond lof thisbeeohpiooo B is rounded ofi' and rotaine'gl by the ooiioaved end of tiio'dotaohable foro-,stock jC.

A pmjeotiiig centering, d2, :it the front e'ii'xi oftho 'breoohqiieoo B, .bears on the wedge,

shapod piece d? of a short pin, d4, that slides in. the goiiio-hoio oi the oxti'aotorod'and forms oontaot with tho omi of the extractor-rod. The wedge-pio@ d'5 has siifiicient' ploy to move for- Word mid. book in a space, e, .oiiuod by the reoessod i'ioiit ing A and by the centrally-rei oelssod edge of ibo foro-stock C. "When, thore- 'oro, tho bmioi isi thrown into inclined posi-l tion tho foie-Stock mow-'os around the rouudoi with the barrel around the end of the breech` e Piece Apiece d3 when the barrel is thrown into inback, and thereby push the extractor back for f-piece'Vforward against the center lng d2, as shownin Fig. l, the extractor being thus action of the center lu recess ofthe lug'G. The shank ofthe button loyved to inake a quarter-revolution only by the lug, as shown in Fig. 1.- The button'can4 barrelsin convenient manner,

Vout the use of tools or-screws, so as to facili- .The raised center lug d2 bears on the Wedge- 'clined position, so as. to slide the pin or shank throwing out the empty cartridge-shells.

Inlocking the barrel to the breech-block,

the contact of the latter with the extractor presses the saine. in so as to slide/the Wedgeworked in reliable manner by the alternating g and Wedge-piece and of the breech-block.

The fore-stock Gis locked to a lug,.G, of the barrel by a button, G', with T-shaped shank en d that enters into a corresponding T-shaped G' turns in a hole of the fore-stock, being almeans of a stop-piece, f, entering a quadrantal groove, f', 'of the shank. The stop-piece f is made of Spring-steel, and serves, also, to bear on the slightly-notched under side of the button, so as to retain it in position by its pressnre when the lower end locks into the recess of thus 'not play loose and detach the fore-stock from the barrel but needs s onie force for being released frolnthe spring-stop and turned into transverse position to the recessedlu'gG, so that theflovver-end may pass ont ofthe recess, and thereby the fore-stock-be detached? from being readily locked thereto again by reinserting the shank' end of the button' and turning the button into longitudinal position over the spring-stop, the' shank end engaging the recessed lng so as to be firmly locked thereto, While the button is retained by the pressure ofthe spring-stop.

' By detachin g the fore-stock the breech-piece andbarrel may be separated, and thereby the three pieces taken apart and reconnected Withf stanti'ally as specied.'

tate the handling, packing, Aand repairing of the shotgun in convenient and simple manner.

Having thus described iny invention, I claiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent;

l. The combination of the hinged barrel having recessed lugs with the detachable lbreechpiece having sliding and spring-acted iockbolt, operated by a crank shaft and lever, and With an auxiliary bolt that locks the barrel above the extractor, and is Worked jointly with the niain lock-bolt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. The breech-piece B, having rornided-of' end, loose cross-pin d, and projecting centerments :l the breech-piece B, having rounded-o"4 end, loose cross-pin, and'projecting center lug,

the hinged barrel A, having fronting A' fitted' to pivot pin, sliding extractor F, and slid- 'ing Wedge-piece and pin ,cl3 d, and the detachable fore-stock(l,having conca'ved and recessed' retaining end to prodnce'swinging of barrel and Working of extractor, substantially as set forth.

retained by a binding spring-stop device, f, so as to admit of rigid connection of barrel and forestock, and the convenient detach1ng,snb

VIGTOR BOVY. Witnesses C. ,S1-memoir,

ALEX.. F. Renners.

4. The combination of the barrel A., having recessed lug G, with the detachable fore-stockl C, having a button, G', with locking shank l end entering recessed lug Gr, the button being 

